In 2009, pirates on the high seas seemed a romanticized thing of the past -- until a US cargo ship was hijacked by a group of armed men from Somali. This movie dramatized the real life events that Captain Richard Phillips (played by Tom Hanks) and his crew endured during the hostile takeover.

ViolenceC-

Sexual ContentA

ProfanityC

Substance UseD+

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sustained intense sequences of menace, some violence with bloody images, and for substance use